30 April 2012 Last updated at 12:51

Day in pictures: 30 April 2012

An officer reacts during an operation by Pakistani police commandos to crack down on criminals in Lyari, Pakistan.

Chief Scout Bear Grylls stands with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Chief Scout Bear Grylls stands with Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh during the review of Queen's Scouts at Windsor Castle.

An Egyptian protester tries to speak to a soldier as troops stand guard outside the defence ministry in the Abbassiya district of Cairo. Scores of protesters staging a sit-in to demonstrate against the barring of a presidential candidate were injured in clashes.

Amedeo Pace of the US band Blonde Redhead playing guitar

Guitarist Amedeo Pace of the US band Blonde Redhead plays during a performance at the 2012 Strawberry Music Festival at Tongzhou Canal Park in Beijing.

French Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande waves from a platform

French Socialist Party presidential candidate Francois Hollande waves after delivering a speech during a meeting in Paris.

A basketball game between San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz

San Antonio Spurs's Manu Ginobili reaches for a rebound during a first-round game in the NBA basketball play-off series against Utah Jazz.

A man feeds wild birds in the old quarter of New Delhi, which boasts more than 200 species, according to local sources.

Chinese missile frigate Yuncheng docks in Hong Kong harbour

Chinese missile frigate Yuncheng docks in Hong Kong to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to China.

Russian citizen Alexander Simonov is presented at a press conference at the customs office in Denpasar, Bali, after allegedly swallowing 88 capsules of hashish, and attempting to smuggle them into the Indonesian resort from Kuala Lumpur. If convicted of smuggling the drugs, he could face the death penalty.

A man walks on a bridge between two tree constructions in Singapore

A man walks on the "OCBC Skyway" linking the "supertrees" serving as vertical gardens in the nearly completed Gardens By The Bay in Singapore, which forms part of an attempt to bring more greenery to the city.

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Day in pictures: 30 April 2012

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